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  *日* | 日* | *日
sun / day / date, day of the month
HSK 1
date / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life
HSK 2
to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact
HSK 3
to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
HSK 3
appointment / engagement / date / CL: , 個|个 / to arrange to meet
HSK 4
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date)
HSK 5
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
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  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
HSK 7-9
soon; at an early date / the early days; the past
HSK 7-9
lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from
HSK 7-9
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  *枣* | 枣* | *枣
(bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
HSK 7-9
to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment
HSK 7-9
so far / to date / until now
HSK 7-9
light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡 / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
shelf life / expiration date
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other
online love affair / cyberdate / Internet dating
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)
jujube / red date
jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:
fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match
inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting
sun (dialect) / daytime / date
expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD)
the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature / initial period
to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition)
date stamp
to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date
sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa)
to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc
to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc)
the exam period / the exam date
date palm; date (fruit)
time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day
blue or green jujube / Chinese green date
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
(dialect) to date sb
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
departure date
date palm; date (fruit)
very old / obsolete / out of date
15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945)
date and time of a person's birth / age
the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man
to arrange to go on a date with sb
(of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代 (c. 600)
to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date
to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
to court / to go steady / to be dating
to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely
delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery
date of issue (of document)
old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
to have one's fortune read / system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle)
What decade are you living in? / That's so out-of-date!
to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit
within the period of validity / before the sell-by date
Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆, attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 but probably dating from c. 500 BC
up until now / to date
international date line
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
partner for dating / a date (boyfriend or girlfriend)
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
to be dating sb
shelf life / freshness date
to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit
Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
date of birth
due date; expiry date; maturity date
product approaching its expiry date (Tw)
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
expiry date (of document)
speed dating
dating reality show (abbr. for 戀愛綜藝節目|恋爱综艺节目)
Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back to Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea / Sungkyun kwan university, Seoul
deadline; cut-off date
lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion
(angling) to play a fish / (kite-flying) to let the string out / (dating) to play the field
expiration date; expiry date
modern / up-to-date
old calendar / out-of-date customs
imperial bulletin, palace report dating back to Han dynasty


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